kingric

English

Alternative forms
  • kingrick
  • kinrik (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English kingrike, kingriche, from Old English cyningrīċe, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją, equivalent to king +‎ -ric. Cognate with Scots kinrick, Dutch koninkrijk, German Königreich, Danish kongerige, Swedish konungarike, Icelandic konungsríki.

Noun

kingric

  1. (Britain dialectal, obsolete) A kingdom or realm.
  2. (Britain dialectal, obsolete) Sovereignty; kingly authority; kingship.
  3. (Britain dialectal, obsolete) A king's reign.
  4. (Britain dialectal, obsolete) Monarchy.

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